VivantHaus
Journal

Notes from the collection.

Occasional writing on placement, care, and the odd business of sharing paintings between houses.

The Room Decides

Field Notes  ·  12 min read

The Room Decides

A painting that fails in one house often succeeds three streets away. What actually changes is rarely the work.

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What a Painting Asks of a House

On Care  ·  8 min read

What a Painting Asks of a House

Light, humidity, radiators, and the quiet damage of a well-loved home — written for people who live with their collection rather than store it.

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Against the Permanent Collection

Essay  ·  10 min read

Against the Permanent Collection

Museums rotate constantly and no one calls it indecision. A case for the moving wall.

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Studio Visit: Ines Halldór

Studio Visit  ·  6 min read

Studio Visit: Ines Halldór

Two days in Reykjavík, watching wax cool at the speed the weather allows.

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Correspondence

Four letters a year

New acquisitions, studio visits and the occasional argument about hanging heights. No more than that.